Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-06

have the power, whenever b chose, to
divide herself into five states, without !
any consent on the part Of the Uniteu
States. Whereas, ii Dakota should taae
MIR. Il yelYnu's KIM advice anu come Ia |
US one state, sDe could never thereafter
DIVIDE heIseli Without h consent OF tue
Unlttd States. Nov 1 would like to asn
out sreat u ID good president, VINO feels
such q pntpfDai interest III DIVISION aud
DAKOTA, II Dakota should take, his ad
vice and come in as one state for all time
with ;wo senators, and II the "unoalabe-
eds state of Texas louid fiually cun
clude some trs dav to divide herself
into tive states aud have ten UuIted
States senators. would two senators III, ~
Dakota to ten from Texas, in your
Judgment, Mr.. Cleveland, .,balance"
better than four senators from Dakota,
to ten from psxas2 must confess that
to nv old fashioned ideas the propcs,-
tion that two balances ten, better than
four woul / balance ten, is O new and
puzZ ing usth" mstiosl proposition. I.
is Ln original Idea of this adninistra-
ton. 1t is an entirely new inventions.
1t should be called the "Cleveland bal
ance.' But I like the old style Hrithme.
tic better. II may be "seditlon," butSl
can't help it.
The smaller the state, the lower the
taxes. That is the rule. AS an instance:
In California, the taxes are So cents per
$4,000. In Michigan the taxes are II
cents per 800 90. TIE bulk of the ex
penses of a state are not the salaries
they are insignificant, comparatively
but they are the appropriations. Take
our own history: In 1881 the territory
paid nothing for capitol building, rents.
furniture, lights, fuel. They were told
that il they would create o capital COM
mission they would get q capital for
nothing. As a consequence they have
paid since 1888 for repairs and care of
capitol building, furniture, etc, SIG. 900.
In 1877 the salaries of territorial officers,
paid by the territory, were $500. In
1879 The salaries were $1,000. LII 1887
the salaries are $51,650. In 1879 the
appropriations were $62.200. In 1887
the appropriations are $l,130,6 32. so
yon see the salaries, ID each case, are a
tr He compared with the other expenses,
1t Ia those other expenses which grow
with the size of a state. The smaller
the state. the nearer the government TO
the people and the more the people
know about how it is run.
! have taken the pains to 20, at some
length. through the last census re port OF
the assessed valuation and taxation of the
different states and / haYe formed o
table from the census figures which l
here give you, which will afford q birds.
eye glance of the rate per cent of the
taxation of the different states and the
proportion as between the larger and
smaller states.
You will find the STATISTICS from which
these figures are taken in the "compen-
dun of the 10th census of the United
States for 1880. Part second. Pages
1910 to 1865 inclusive. The following is
the table:
SMALL sTATEs.
Massachusetts 8 cents per............ 800 90
hhoun lsland sllE cents per...."...... 100 90
New Hampshire. 70 cents per........... 100 90
Delaw are. no cents per-. ................ 100 90
Maryl nd, II cents per 100 90
NV Jersey. 20 cents er............... 100 90
Michigan, IL cents 100 90
WISCONSIN, 10esats per 100 90
Connecticut, l2A cents perT-.......... 100 %
h STATES.
Louisiana, 100 0 .nts per........-..... 800 90
deHas. 90 Genus pei. ..........-.s..-.. NO %
GaliIornia, 90 cents per..-... ......... 100 90
Kansas. ~ cents 100 co
Missouri, 40 cents 100 10
Georgia, "a cents 100 90
minnesota, 80 cents 100 co
Nebraska, ~ cents 100 0p
Mis- lissippi, 81 cents per.......... ..... 100 90
Note-In the state of Delaware there
IS no state taxation for the reason that
that state, by legislation, has arranged
that all the expenses shall be paid by
certain corporations. But in that state
all county, municipal and school taxes
whatever emount to but 10 cents on the
$4,000.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Another reason for division is that il
Dakota is admitted as one state 1t might
as well be named the stats of the North
ern Pacific railroad. For it practically
Will be onder the domination of that
corporation,
ARGUMENTS AaAIfsT DIVISION,
/ have looked in vain to see or hear
any argument advanced by our oppon
ents against division. Ali that has been
said can be divided into three heads.
lst.-Porsonal abuse of the friends OF
division. This kind of argument Is like
the argument of the pole-oat. You
don't argue with g pole-cat. You cant
10 the nature OF the case. You leave him
With the other pole-cats.
2nd.-ln u section of our territory
1 have heard them say that if it were
admitted rs one Rtate, that section by
holding the balance of power. and trad
ing back wards and forwards, could get 8
larger share OF appropriation. To those
who would pay. for the spoiis, / take it,
That this would be o stronger argument
for division than against it. This might
be called the "boodie'' argument.
5ri.-Tbe assertion that one great
magnificent state is better thar two,
To this ! reply in the words oil one of
ablest newspapers s'That weight in
dirt. is not force" The greatness OF a
state does not depend upon the amcunt
OF dirt II has, SO much as it depends up-
on the kind Of people it has, the kind
81 institutions 1t has, and the amount of
ita representation in congress. This
might be called the dirt argument.
U HOUSE. q
The people OF Dakota. should not lose
sight of ones consideration-the state
that we are building is our house. We
are to dweil in it. We hay. the best
right to say how it shall be built, who
snsll be lt8 people, with what inssitn.
lions 1t shall be furnished, what ahsll be
It's boundaries. Whenever
shall act and whatever it shall do ultima
tely In our own constitutional conyen
tlon and in our elections this quest, on
Will come back to us for final settlements
and the adjudication.
Therefore, let me urge upon ynu. and
upon The people OF each county in Oak.
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